This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
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Gertrude Berg (1950) · Imogene Coca (1951) · Lucille Ball (1952) · Eve Arden (1953) · Lucille Ball (1955) · Nanette Fabray (1956) · Jane Wyatt (1957) · Jane Wyatt (1959) · Jane Wyatt (1960) · Shirley Booth (1962) · Shirley Booth (1963) · Mary Tyler Moore (1964) · Mary Tyler Moore (1966) · Lucille Ball (1967) · Lucille Ball (1968) · Hope Lange (1969) · Hope Lange (1970) · Jean Stapleton (1971) · Jean Stapleton (1972) · Mary Tyler Moore (1973) · Mary Tyler Moore (1974) · Valerie Harper (1975)
Mary Tyler Moore (1976) · Beatrice Arthur (1977) · Jean Stapleton (1978) · Ruth Gordon (1979) · Cathryn Damon (1980) · Isabel Sanford (1981) · Carol Kane (1982) · Shelley Long (1983) · Jane Curtin (1984) · Jane Curtin (1985) · Betty White (1986) · Rue McClanahan (1987) · Beatrice Arthur (1988) · Candice Bergen (1989) · Candice Bergen (1990) · Kirstie Alley (1991) · Candice Bergen (1992) · Roseanne Barr (1993) · Candice Bergen (1994) · Candice Bergen (1995) · Helen Hunt (1996) · Helen Hunt (1997) · Helen Hunt (1998) · Helen Hunt (1999)
Patricia Heaton (2000) · Patricia Heaton (2001) · Jennifer Aniston (2002) · Debra Messing (2003) · Sarah Jessica Parker (2004) · Felicity Huffman (2005) · Julia Louis-Dreyfus (2006) · America Ferrera (2007) · Tina Fey (2008) · Toni Collette (2009)
Complete list: (1950–1975) · (1976–2000) · (2001–present)
Comedy Series · Drama Series · Variety, Music or Comedy Series · Miniseries · Made for TV Movie · Variety, Music or Comedy Special · Directing – Comedy Series · Directing – Drama Series · Directing – Miniseries, Movie or Dramatic Special · Writing – Comedy Series · Writing – Drama Series · Writing – Variety, Music or Comedy Program · Reality Program · Reality-Competition Program
Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program · Lead Actor – Comedy Series · Lead Actor – Drama Series · Lead Actor – Miniseries or a Movie · Lead Actress – Comedy Series · Lead Actress – Drama Series · Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie · Supporting Actor – Comedy Series · Supporting Actor – Drama Series · Supporting Actor – Miniseries or a Movie · Supporting Actress – Comedy Series · Supporting Actress – Drama Series · Supporting Actress – Miniseries or a Movie · Guest Actor – Comedy Series · Guest Actor – Drama Series · Guest Actress – Comedy Series · Guest Actress – Drama Series · Host – Reality or Reality-Competition Program
Animated Program – Less Than One Hour · Animated Program – More Than One Hour · Voice-Over Performance · Casting – Comedy Series · Casting – Drama Series · Casting – Miniseries, Movie or a Special · Choreography · Main Title Design · Main Title Theme Music · Music Composition for a Series · Visual Effects for a Series · Special Visual Effects for a Miniseries, Movie or Special